Global Patent Index - EP 2331981 A1

EP 2331981 A1 20110615 - RF COIL DOCKING STATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEMS

Title (en)

RF COIL DOCKING STATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEMS

Title (de)

HF-SPULEN-DOCKSTATION FÜR MAGNETRESONANZSYSTEME

Title (fr)

STATION D'ANCRAGE DE BOBINE RF POUR SYSTÈMES À RÉSONANCE MAGNÉTIQUE

Publication

EP 2331981 A1 20110615 (EN)

Application

EP 09787220 A 20090917

Priority

  • IB 2009054063 W 20090917
  • EP 08164885 A 20080923
  • EP 09787220 A 20090917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010035178A1] An RF coil docking station (30) comprises: an RF coil receptacle (32, 34, 36, 38) configured to receive and store an RF coil (20, 22, 24) and to convey data between the RF coil docking station and the stored RF coil (22, 24); and a processor (46, 54) configured to control conveyance of data between the RF coil docking station and the stored RF coil to modify an operational state of the stored RF coil. In some embodiments, the RF coil docking station (30) comprises a plurality of RF coil receptacles (32, 34, 36, 38) configured to receive and store RF coils and to identify the stored RF coils, the processor is configured to select one or more of the stored RF coils for performing an identified magnetic resonance procedure (90), and an indicator (52, 55) is configured to indicate the selected one or more of the stored RF coils.

IPC 8 full level

G01R 33/3415 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01R 33/288 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/3415 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/3635 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 33/3692 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010035178A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010035178 A1 20100401; CN 102159967 A 20110817; EP 2331981 A1 20110615; US 2011169489 A1 20110714

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2009054063 W 20090917; CN 200980137034 A 20090917; EP 09787220 A 20090917; US 200913119453 A 20090917